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Kindergarten Measurement Worksheets

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Compare length, height, weight and capacity, then measure with cubes and paper clips, with answer keys.

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Compare length, height, weight and capacity

Measure with cubes and paper clips

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About these measurement worksheets

In kindergarten, measurement starts with comparing. Is this pencil longer or shorter than that one? Which tower is taller? Which side of the balance is heavier? Which container holds more water? Children learn the words for each kind of measuring before they ever use a ruler.

These worksheets cover all four: length, height, weight and capacity. Objects are drawn from simple shapes, like pencils, crayons, towers of cubes, buildings, trees and cups, so pages stay clear and print well. Things being compared always start at the same line, which is the first rule of fair measuring.

Then children measure with units. They count the cubes under a pencil, the cubes beside a tree, or the paper clips along a ribbon, and write the number. Other pages put three things in order from shortest to longest, use measurement words in sentences, and ask children to draw something longer or taller. Answer keys are on page 2.

Standards

  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.MD.A.1Describe measurable attributes of objects, such as length or weight. Describe several measurable attributes of a single object.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.MD.A.2Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has "more of"/"less of" the attribute, and describe the difference. For example, directly compare the heights of two children and describe one child as taller/shorter.

How to use them

  1. Compare real things first. Line up two pencils at the edge of a table and ask which is longer. Stand back to back and ask who is taller.
  2. Use a balance if you have one, or hold an object in each hand and ask which feels heavier.
  3. Pour water or rice between a cup and a bowl to show "holds more" and "holds less."
  4. For the cube pages, make the same length with real connecting cubes or blocks and count them together.
  5. Read the measurement word in each box aloud and have your child point to the right picture before circling it.

Teaching tips

  • If your child picks the longer pencil when it is only sticking out further, show that both ends must be lined up to compare fairly.
  • Bigger is not always heavier. The balance pages show the low side is the heavier side, whatever size the object is.
  • When measuring with units, cubes or clips must touch end to end with no gaps or overlaps.
  • Use the words longer, shorter, taller, heavier, lighter, more and less in everyday talk. The words matter as much as the pages.

Questions teachers and parents ask

What measurement skills do kindergartners learn?

Kindergartners describe things by length, height, weight and capacity, and compare two objects to say which is longer, taller, heavier or holds more. Many also measure with non-standard units like cubes or paper clips.

Why measure with cubes instead of a ruler?

Cubes and paper clips show what measuring means: counting equal units laid end to end. Rulers make sense later, once that idea is clear.

How do you teach heavier and lighter?

Let your child hold two objects, one in each hand, then check with a balance. The heavier side goes down. Then try the balance pages.

Do the measurement worksheets have answer keys?

Yes. Every page with right answers has an answer key on page 2 of the PDF.